Lenovo announced its first Chromebook the ThinkPad X131e Chromebook which is custamizable for K-12 education (primary and secondary education in the United States). It simplifies software and security management for school administrators and provides students and teachers with quick access to thousands of apps, education resources and storage.

“The ThinkPad X131e has proven to be very successful in education environments,” said Jerry Paradise, executive director of product marketing, ThinkPad Product Group. “With the rugged features we added to the X131e, we’ve seen reduced failure rates in the field. This is a huge benefit to schools and students. We’re pleased to be able to offer this hardened ThinkPad Chromebook as a great computer for schools.”

The 11.6-inch X131e laptop features an Intel® processor, a 1366×768 HD LED anti-glare screen, and three USB ports. At less than four pounds1 and battery life for the entire school day, students can easily carry the laptop between classes without the need to recharge. The ThinkPad X131e also offers a number of customization options including custom colors, asset tagging services to help keep track of devices left on the school bus or in the classroom, and school logo etching to make every device unique to each educational institution.

The ThinkPad X131e Chromebook will be available starting February 26th via special bid volume pricing starting at $429.

Google launched the Chromebook built by Samsung. The ARM-based Chromebook has an 11.6in, 1,366 x 768 displays, weighs in at 1.1kg and measures 0.8in thin. Google promised over 6.5 hours of battery life and 100GB of Google Drive cloud storage for two years.

The Samsung Chromebook runs an ARM Cortex A15 processor known as the Samsung Exynos 5 Dual Processor. It includes a VGA camera and ports for USB 2.0 and 3.0, as well as HDMI. There’s built-in dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 compatibility.

Sundar Pichai, the senior vice president for Chrome & Apps at Google said that in order to have one, two or more computers around the house, they need to be easy to use and much more affordable. So together with Samsung, they designed a new laptop—the new Samsung Chromebook for $249 [£229] – the computer for everyone.

The Chromebook is available for preorder online in the US and UK, However there’s no word on when sales will expand to other countries. Google has informed that it currently has no plans to sell the Chromebook in Asia.